Endless track for tracklaying vehicles



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gwue'ntoz A-Knux Harv athozmq *Sept. 2, 1930. H. A. KNOX ENDLESS TRACK FOR TRACK LAYING VEHICLES 7 Original Filed Agg. 8, 1924 tire to bridge thecentral'driving lug 9 and be held to the track thereby r alternately the heads of the end bolts 11 may be formed into 7 driving or guiding lugs especially hen the track is made upofthree bands. 7 I

- 5 While in the foregoing there has been illustrated and described such combination" and" arrangement, of ielelnentsas constitute the preferred einbodimentxof my invention, it 10 is nevertheless desired-to emphasize the fact that interpretation of the invention should v I only-be conel tisivevwheninade inthelight of A the subjoined claims;

I lclaim pe i 1. An endless track forjtra-elr laying ve- "hicles embodying a plurality-oi parallel end- 7 less bands, each oform ed ofoverlapping metallie plates series andnconstituting a rail for a vehlele SHPPOI'tIIIg WlIGGlyShOQS mounted across each band in "staggered" relation to 'the'shoes of an adjoining banden'd extending partially over n-adjoining band and driving lugs spanningndjbining edges of'thejbands and anchoredthrough' the bands to the shoes.-

.2. Anyendles's'trac'k for track laying vehieles'embodyinga plurality of endless bands each formed of,overlapping metallic plates 4 in series, spaced shoeson each band and exten-ding toan adjoining bELIlCLflIl'ClJIlGEiDS for securingeach shoe to two bands, saidilneans I also serving to unite theplates ofeach band i and to hold the adjOlnlI-lg bands'togethenf '3;; An endless track {for track laying ve-, hiclesembodying a plurality ofendle ss bands each formed of overlapping rhetellioplates 5 in series, spacedsh0es' on each band a11d"e X tending to an' adlolnlngband, and means for I seen-ring eaeh 'shoe to two band's, said means alsoserving to unitethe plates-iofieaeh band.

hicles embodying ap'lurality'oit endlessbands 7 each formed of overlappingr conneete'df ne v talliefplates in series; spaced ,jsh-oes -on' each band a nd extending to air adj oining bend,- and inea ns forseeuring' each-shoetoftwofbands.

;5. An endless t'rack iiortrack layingyehicles embodying a plurality of endless bands it 1 formed of overlapping,foonneeted metallie. v j

plates-in series; shoes on eachgb'iind and drive,

, v curing the shoesandfoljlhOltlrill'g' the bands;

.tog tlieml-f-"T i Q v 6. An-endless track" for traek-liying;

hieles enibodyin-ga plurality-"ofendless-me tja-llio bands placed side? b.yside, e;shoe ex ,rtend ing; aCross' -eaehrband andpe'rtht-lly over v an ad o1n1ngpba nd,}w dr ving;l-ngspenmng it avdjoining,edgesI'ofthebandsonthe sideiop:

positethe'. shoes and means 'passingthrougha fi the bands forsectlring the drivi ng li'ig':tie-the i 

